New Zealand captain Kane Williamson and coach, Mike Hesson, opined that it will be a "bit of scrap" for the batsmen to face Ravichandran Ashwin & Co. while their own spinners need to adapt quickly to the SG Test from kookaburra ball.
Trent Boult top the most valuable players list with Mohammed Shami hold on to second position
Facing a deficit of 195 runs, Punjab were in deep trouble after losing two wickets for 34 runs in the second innings on the penultimate day of the Ranji Trophy match.
Hero of New Zealand's thumping win over India, Mitchell Santner said they vindicated the selectors' decision to play three spinners in their World T20 opener, in Nagpur on Tuesday. Santner, whose international cricket can still be called nascent, returned four for 11 to help shoot out India for their second-lowest ever score of 79. "It was selectors decision to bowl three spinners. When spinners take nine wickets on a spin track then it's not a bad one," the 24-year-old left-arm spinner said at the post match press conference. Santner was given splendid support by Ish Sodhi (3/18) and experienced off-spinner Nathan McCullum (2/15).
A sparkling unbeaten double-century opening stand from Martin Guptill and Tom Latham propelled New Zealand to an emphatic 10-wicket victory over Zimbabwe in the second one-day international at the Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.
India are yet to finalise their middle-order ahead of the World Cup but are unlikely to tinker much with the playing eleven for Friday's second ODI in Mount Maunganui.
'We plan to touch Rs 1 trillion of Amul brand's turnover in the next five years.'
A century from Hashim Amla laid the foundation for home success on Wednesday as South Africa beat New Zealand by 20 runs to win their opening one-day international at Centurion.
Injured New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor will test his fitness ahead of next month's World Twenty20 tournament in India when he plays in an 'Island of Origin' match next week.
According to police, witnesses tried unsuccessfully to rescue Rishi from the burning BMW.
The R Ashwin-led Kings XI slipped to the fifth spot after suffering back-to-back losses against Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively. Overall, the hosts have registered four wins from eight matches this season.
Punjab gained two points as their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B league match against Andhra ended in a draw.
Ross Taylor and BJ Watling shared an unbeaten sixth-wicket stand of 220 as New Zealand went to tea in complete command on 543 for five and a lead of 379 on day three of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Saturday.
The Olympic silver medallist made a return to national glory retaining his double trap title.
The Olympic silver medallist scored 191.0 points, his best since 2002, at the National Shooting Championships.
Three consecutive defeats have more or less sealed their fate and for things to turn around for the Royals, every aspect of their game needs to improve and click for them.
Kings XI Punjab will be looking to get their campaign back on track after a couple of defeats when they lock horns with bottom-placed Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League in Indore on Sunday.
Brands are turning up the pitch on voter participation, targeting millennial consumers.
The Royals are aware of the challenges facing them at the Sawai Mansingh Stadum, a few days after Sunrisers Hyderabad got the better of Kings XI Punjab to grab the second position in the standings.
Russia's Vasile Mossin picked his first World Cup gold, winning the men's double trap in the ISSF Shotgun World Cup.
Hobart Hurricanes produced a commanding performance to beat Northern Knights by 86 runs in a Group B match in Raipur to keep their hopes afloat in the Oppo Champions League Twenty20.
Virat Kohli held centrestage with a delightful unbeaten 85 after a collective bowling effort as India cruised to an easy six-wicket victory over New Zealand taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match ODI series in Dharamsala on Sunday. After bowling out New Zealand for 190 in 43.5 overs, India reached the target in a mere 33.1 overs in a match that turned out to be thoroughly one-sided.
Former Olympians Gurbux Singh, B P Govinda, Aslam Sher Khan and Surinder Singh Sodhi were named in a seven-man team.
Amul, Gowardhan raise prices by Rs 2 a litre; others might wait for some time.
The traditional Indian desserts market is around Rs 40,000-45,000 crore (Rs 400-450 billion).
Teenage prodigies Anish Bhanwala, Manu Bhaker and Elavenil Valarivan will carry India's medal hopes in shooting at the Asian Games, beginning in
The Indian marksman was beaten to the bronze medal by American Michael Herman at the ISSF World Cup in Qingyuan, China.
J P Yadav took 5 for 26 as North Zone were bowled out for a paltry 104 in their first innings on the opening day of the Duleep Trophy final.
The Delhi high court has asked the CBI not to arrest Bhupendra Singh Patel alias Rahul and his two associates Arvind Vijaymohan and Praveen Jain.
The government said it will also give Rs five million to silver medal winners and Rs 2.5 million for bronze.
England's sporting global ambitions have never been fully realised since Sir Alf Ramsey's team won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Whether it is Gary Linekar or Hary Kane, the 'Cup' that they desperately want never came home during the last five and half decades.
After bowling Maharashtra out for 123, Punjab were 174 without loss in the first innings in the Ranji Trophy match.
The opener's century helped Punjab reach 279 for three on the opening day of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group 'B' match against Assam.
India's former mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton revealed how Gautam Gambhir, despite being one of the finest Indian batsmen of his time, was perhaps also 'one of the weakest and mentally most insecured'.
To India's comfort, New Zealand's tournament has gone on a downward spiral during their last three games but their initial good work helped them beat Pakistan to a last four spot.
